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Author | : Kenneth G. Zysk |
Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Health & Fitness |
ISBN | : 9788120815285 |
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The rich Indian medical tradition is usually traced back to Sanskrit sources, the earliest of which cannot much antedate the common era. In this book Kenneth Zysk shows that Buddhist scriptures some centuries older than this contain abundant information about medical practice, and are our earliest evidence for a rational approach to medicine in India. He argues that Buddhism and the medical tradition were mutually supportive: that Buddhist monks and people associated with them contributed to the development of medicine, while their skills as physical as well as spiritual healers enhanced their reputation and popular support. Drawing on a wide range of textual, archaeological, and secondary sources, Zysk first presents an overview of the history of Indian Medicine in its religious context. He then examines primary literature from the Pali Buddhist Canon and from the Sanskrit treatises of Bhela, Caraka, and susruta. By close comparison of these two bodies of literature Zysk convincingly shows how the theories delineated in the medical classics actually became practice.
Author | : Kenneth G. Zysk |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Buddhism |
ISBN | : 9780195629668 |
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Author | : Kenneth G. Zysk |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998 |
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Author | : Haripada Chakraborti |
Publisher | : Calcutta : Punthi Pustak |
Total Pages | : 562 |
Release | : 1973 |
Genre | : Asceticism |
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Download Asceticism in Ancient India in Brahmanical, Buddhist, Jaina, and Ajivika Societies, from the Earliest Times to the Period of Śaṅkarāchārya Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Johannes Bronkhorst |
Publisher | : Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 9788120815513 |
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Author | : M. G. Bhagat |
Publisher | : New Delhi : Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers |
Total Pages | : 394 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Ratanalāla Miśra |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Asceticism |
ISBN | : 9788190821292 |
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Chiefly on Hinduism.
Author | : C. Pierce Salguero |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 541 |
Release | : 2017-09-26 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 023154426X |
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From its earliest days, Buddhism has been closely intertwined with medicine. Buddhism and Medicine is a singular collection showcasing the generative relationship and mutual influence between these fields across premodern Asia. The anthology combines dozens of English-language translations of premodern Buddhist texts with contextualizing introductions by leading international scholars in Buddhist studies, the history of medicine, and a range of other fields. These sources explore in detail medical topics ranging from the development of fetal anatomy in the womb to nursing, hospice, dietary regimen, magical powers, visualization, and other healing knowledge. Works translated here include meditation guides, popular narratives, ritual manuals, spells texts, monastic disciplinary codes, recipe inscriptions, philosophical treatises, poetry, works by physicians, and other genres. All together, these selections and their introductions provide a comprehensive overview of Buddhist healing throughout Asia. They also demonstrate the central place of healing in Buddhist practice and in the daily life of the premodern world. This anthology is a companion volume to Buddhism and Medicine: An Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Sources (Columbia, 2019).
Author | : John Campbell Oman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : Asceticism |
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Author | : Ronald L. Barrett |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2008-03-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0520252187 |
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"Aghor Medicine moves seamlessly between an ethnography of religion and medical anthropology. The stories of suffering and renunciation, of collective experience that turn Indian hierarchy and discrimination upside down are quite marvelous. The writing is clear and direct and the interpretations balanced and scrupulously documented. Barrett has written one of the best accounts on local traditions "modernizing" in ways that combine indigenous significance with globally crucial changes that react against health and social inequalities."—Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University "Ronald Barrett's fine account of aghor medicine reveals essential characteristics of India's popular culture, and, since an ashram in California has an important role in the story, of American popular culture as well."—Charles Leslie, author of Death Row Letters (forthcoming)